An album of 19th-century topographical views, containing about 32 prints and original watercolours, large 4°, including 8 hand-coloured engravings of Swiss interest (122 x 167mm.), 2 original watercolours of Venice (208 x 163mm.) and Naples (235 x 268mm.), an original watercolour of a shipwreck entitled "Wreck of the Rose of Yarmouth, July 1st, 1829" (188 x 260mm.), an original watercolour of Gray's in Essex (324 x 246mm.), and another of a view of the river Thames near Greenhithe, Kent (323 x 252mm.), late 19th-century morocco gilt, "Honourable Anne Rushout" blocked in gilt to front cover, g.e.

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An album of 19th-century topographical views, containing about 32 prints and original watercolours, large 4°, including 8 hand-coloured engravings of Swiss interest (122 x 167mm.), 2 original watercolours of Venice (208 x 163mm.) and Naples (235 x 268mm.), an original watercolour of a shipwreck entitled "Wreck of the Rose of Yarmouth, July 1^st, 1829" (188 x 260mm.), an original watercolour of Gray's in Essex (324 x 246mm.), and another of a view of the river Thames near Greenhithe, Kent (323 x 252mm.), late 19th-century morocco gilt, "Honourable Anne Rushout" blocked in gilt to front cover, g.e.

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Three of the Swiss views depict local chalets in Grindelwald, Wilderswil, and Oberhasli, one view is of the Wetterhorn in Grindelwald, another shows the promenade from Meiringen to Reichenbach, all in the Bern canton. The three other engravings are entitled "Le Maronier et le chien turc du grand S^st. Bernard à la découverte," "Prison du Château de Chillon," and "Vue du Château de Chillon."

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